The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) has launched a nationwide campaign advocating that a Pan-Canadian School Food Program be included in the 2024 Federal Budget. The initiative aims to address the critical issue of food insecurity among students, ensuring that no child goes to school on an empty stomach. Heidi Yetman, CTF/FCE President, states, “When students are … Read more
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation calls for the creation of safe zones around public schools. The CTF/FCE strongly urges the federal government to work with provincial and territorial counterparts in establishing public schools as unequivocal “safe zones.” Students and educators have the right to freedom from harassment and violent discrimination, increasingly descending on school grounds in … Read more
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) strongly condemns any use of student assessment data for corporate profit. We call on the provincial and territorial governments to act by taking steps to protect privacy and prevent the misuse of student data. The CTF/FCE also calls upon the federal government to pass Bill C-27 to comprehensively protect consumer … Read more
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation urges governments to include teachers and education workers on vaccine priority lists immediately. “Vaccinating teachers would add an additional layer of protection for students and staff, thus contributing to schools either staying safely open or safely reopening as we brace this uncertain winter and the coming spring amidst increased rates of infection,” said President … Read more
The President of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) announced the appointment of Cassandra Hallett DaSilva as the federation’s new secretary general. “The Secretary General of CTF is a key position at the heart of Canada’s teaching profession and education system,” explains CTF president Dianne Woloschuk. “Hallett DaSilva, a former CTF International Program Officer, brings a wealth of understanding … Read more
There are always multiple pressures on the economy and political agenda, but 25 years later, why has the promise not been kept to end child poverty? Twenty-fifth anniversaries are times for celebration, but this anniversary of failure has prompted a renewed program by children, for children with children to seek answers from government at a … Read more
In the days leading up to World Teachers’ Day (Oct. 5), the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) will add its voice to the chorus of those of 30 million members of Education International (EI) in urging the United Nations (UN) to include the three pillars of quality education in the post-2015 Social Development Goals. More information … Read more
The Canadian Teachers' Federation invites Canadians to celebrate the launch of the documentary series Identité 2.0, which will be simulcast on the television network Groupe Média TFO and on the Web as of April 12 at 8:30 p.m.. By way of 13 half-hour programs, Identité 2.0 examines the building of the Francophone identity from different perspectives … Read more
On International Women's Day, the Canadian Teachers' Federation would like to salute all women teachers and, particularly, the women who hold leadership positions within the federation member organizations and the affiliate member. Statistics show that women make up the majority in the education sector and in their organizations. According to the 2006 census, women account … Read more
Leaders of the Canadian Teachers' Federation, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Assembly of First Nations, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights gathered in Ottawa to announce their partnership on a national initiative called Canadian Defenders for Human Rights. Canadian Defenders for Human Rights is … Read more
